In The Night Is Large, Martin Gardner has assembled forty-seven challenging and inquisitive essays into a work that places him at the heart of twentieth-century American intellectual culture. Delving into an immense range of topics, from philosophy and literature to social criticism to mathematics and science, with essays that date from 1930s to the 1990s, Martin Gardner has astounded readers with his insight and erudition. The Night Is Large is the crowning achievement of his extraordinary career.

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Martin Gardner has a knack for wondering about everything. From Alice in Wonderland to supply-side economics, Gardner has spent a lifetime discovering, pondering, and explaining ideas. His essays, most of which appeared in Scientific American and The New York Review of Books, often tackles the big issues--is there a God?--in a language the rest of us can digest. He has the eye to recognize what most people don't and the voice to articulate what many of us can't.

About the Author&colon;

Martin Gardner, born in 1914, is a regular reviewer for The New York Review of Books and was a Scientific American columnist for over twenty-five years. He lives in Hendersonville, North Carolina.

Book Description:St. Martin's Griffin, 1997. Book Condition: New. Brand New, Unread Copy in Perfect Condition. A+ Customer Service! Summary: "Gardner [is].at the glorious zenith of his diversified powers." --The Boston Globe "The Night is Large captures the joys of being a lifelong student." --The New York Times Book Review "Martin Gardner's contribution to contemporary culture is unique." --Noam Chomsky "For more than half a century, Martin Gardner has been the single brightest beacon defending rationality and good science.He is also one of the most brilliant men and gracious writers that I have known." --Stephen Jay Gould "Martin Gardner is one of the great intellects produced in this country in this century." --Douglas Hofstadter. Bookseller Inventory # ABE_book_new_0312169493